They Cage the Animals at Night
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This heart-wrenching autobiographical account...has the power of a Dickens novel.
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One rainy day in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burch's mother, too sick to care for him, left him at an orphanage, saying only, "I'll be right back." She never returned. Shuttled through a series of bleak foster homes and institutions, he never remained in any of them long enough to make a friend. Instead, Jennings clung to a tattered stuffed animal, his sole source of warmth in a frightening world. This is the poignant story of his lost childhood. But it is also the triumphant tale of a little boy who finally gained the courage to reach out for love-and found it waiting for him.
They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet),Jennings Michael Burch,Signet,0451159411,Adoption,Alternative Family,Biography,Boys,Case studies,Child psychology,Children,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Institutional care,Interpersonal Relations,New York (N.Y.),Biography: general,Family & Relationships / Family Relationships
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